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In 2022, Oso Oso released Sore Thumb, the album that bandleader Jade Lilitri recorded with his late cousin and bandmate Tavish Maloney just before Maloney’s passing. The record served as Lilitri’s tribute to Maloney, and it was one of our favorites of the year.  » Read More

Last month, long-dormant Portland art-rockers Menomena surprised the world with the release of an EP called The Insulation. It kicked off a lot of reunion speculation before fans pointed out that at least two of the three tracks from the EP were old B-sides. But then it turned out that Menomena actually are back together,  » Read More

Nirvana Unreleased Video Coming Soon? LiveNIRVANA.com has revealed a very interesting video tape and piece of Nirvana’s history. They reported that some details emerged about a copy of an early edit of the band’s “Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!” It is the particular VHS tape was sent to the band during their 1994 In Utero tour. It was reviewed during trips on their tour bus,  » Read More

Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 41-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith. For myself, as a lyricist starting out in the 1980s, I had a handful of approaches that I developed for the next 35 years […] The post Normal History Vol.  » Read More

Happy birthday Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs, Twilight Singers). Still up in it, gentleman. Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of Afghan Whigs’ Congregation: The post Happy Birthday Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs, Twilight Singers) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Irving Berlin. You poured your heart into song. Read our MAGNET Classics on the making of 69 Love Songs by the Berlin-influenced Magnetic Fields, complete with a photo featuring Stephin Merritt’s dog, Irving Berlin Merritt: The post Happy Birthday Irving Berlin appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday Eric Burdon (Animals, War). Winds of change. Watch our MAGNET television episode with Hey King!, who worked with Burdon on their debut EP: The post Happy Birthday Eric Burdon (Animals, War) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Union Audio, a prominent British audio design firm, has recently introduced the EQ/Xfader. This new unit is specifically designed to complement the Orbit.6, the company's flagship analogue rotary mixer. By integrating a unique dual 4-band isolator with an Innofader crossfader, the EQ/Xfader ...Continue reading  » Read More

Magnetic Magazine, that's us!, has launched a new label, Magnetic Magazine Recordings. This latest venture aims to leverage the magazine's resources and network to support new and established artists. The first release under this label is "Ecdysis," a track by the Toronto-based duo Beije, known for ...Continue reading  » Read More